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Can cellphone companies be held liable for distracted driving accidents?

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”   Anyone who pays attention to the news has heard about the terrible increase in deadly car accidents in recent years. In fact, the problem has gotten so bad that auto fatalities have risen…

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What Happens if You Cause an Accident Trying to Avoid Another?: The Sudden Emergency Doctrine

Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?”   Imagine you are driving down the highway, taking care to obey all traffic laws. Suddenly, you see another car, driving in the wrong lane, headed straight…

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Snapchat Sued After Teen Causes Devastating Car Crash While Using “Miles Per Hour” Filter

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   When the car wreck happened last September, it was quite possibly the most millennial-sounding story you’ve ever heard. A teenager driving her father’s Mercedes Benz was speeding at 107 miles…

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GM Appears To Have Dodged A Bullet In First Ignition Switch Lawsuit

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”   It was a case that experts on both sides of the legal spectrum have been anxiously awaiting and it ended in a victory, of sorts, for General…

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The Dangers of Aggressive Driving

Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?”   What is aggressive driving?   Aggressive driving is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of risky behaviors. Most broadly, aggressive driving refers to…

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Dangers Posed By Tired Truckers Set To Receive Increased Attention

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   Everyone knows about the dangers associated with distracted driving. Commercials and public service announcements routinely warn drivers of the importance of focusing on the…

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TN Court Punts Question on Injury Damage Caps

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”   Damage caps in personal injury cases have become an increasingly hot topic in recent years, with courts across the country wrestling with the issue. State high courts…

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What to know about Uber and Lyft driver liability

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I wait a few months to pursue a personal injury claim?”   Were you, or someone you know, in an accident that involved an Uber driver over Halloween? Ride sharing companies such as Uber…

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Report Reveals Vehicles Most Commonly Involved In Personal Injury Claims

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Should I trust the insurance adjuster?”   Anyone who has been driving for long knows that an accident can happen to anyone. There’s no way to predict when another driver may make a careless mistake…

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Can you get in trouble for texting someone who is driving?

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What is partial versus total disability, and temporary versus permanent disability?”   The dangers of distracted driving are well known at this point. Commercials and public safety ads have repeated over and over how much…

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